The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-24
COMING TO THE FRONT.
Brigham City Downing Civil
izatiOn's Airs.
RAISING PUBLIC CURIOSITY
The Recent Concert in the Tabernacle
The Fees and the Fiends-
General Northern News.

Surely our usually quiet and secluded
city must be following in the wake of
civilization and coming to the front
and will shortly demand attention and
recognition as city of no small i'm
portance. A city that can produce and
furnish so much business for courts in
the shape of sensation and scandal that
has been furnished here during the past
two weeks can certainly boast of con-
tanning all the elements of society
necessary to constitute an average sam
pie of modern civilization. Within two
weeks we have had two cases in the
courts which raised public curiosity to
a feverish state of excitement.
The first was that of an old resident
Of this city being arrested and fined S34
in our JUSTICES court on plea of guilty
to a charge of soliciting unlawful
sexual commerce with a widow of this
city.
The second case was that of our City
Marshal, Prosecuting-Attorney and
Justice of the Peace, and the said
States Deputy Marshals on charge of
conspiring together to cause the arrest
of the aforesaid aged resident. This
latter case was brought before Commits
siener Darlington last Thursday, and
the case of alleged conspiracy was tried.
The trial occupied the whole of that
day and the evidence elected in the
examination of witnesses, would be
juicy reading matter for readers of
such papers as the New York or Lon
don Police Gazette. Lawyer Chase and
his son, of Corinne, prosecuted this
case, and as the court was of the
opinion that defendant had been guilty
of conspiracy in arresting the old
resident on complaint of the widow,
the court released the justice, and
ordered that the widow be held in bail
of $500, and that the Marshal and prose-
cutting attorney be held in bail of 500
each, and so the defendants went their
way, and the public with bated breath
awaits further developments in this
sensation before higher tribunal.
Day before yesterday Mr.. Christian
Hansen, of Collinston, this county, was
arrested by Deputy Marshals. on the
going charge, and taken to Ogden
and bound over. 1t was rumored here
on the streets, yesterday, that our
commissioner was pining away with
jealousy. as the marshals had given him
the go-by in this case. Of course, it was
not the fees he wanted, but the idea of
taking case of unlawful cohabitation
right by our county commissioner
door to commissioner court of an
other county, is not a proper recogni-
ton OF honor and authority due
United States commissioner. Is it pos
sible the members Of the Loyal League
are losing confidence in one another in
this place. as well as in Salt Lake |
More than likely.
On Saturday evening last, our Taber-
nacle choir gave a splendid concert in |
our Tabernacle. The programme con-
sisted of twenty numbers of vocal and |
music, and proved to be |
first class selections, by the manner in |
which each selection was received. A |
few of the best selections, and which |
should not go without mention, are
first, "Sweet Roses" sung by Miss NJ
Wright, with accompaniment, was
given IN a clear, sweet voice, and |
displayed much natural talent
possessed by Miss Wright as vocalist.
An organ solo entitled March of the
Sixty Thousand" was performed by
MISS ALnclId III q very
style. In this fine piece the young lady
gratifed the audience very much by
bringing out the full power of our fine
new organ. which has just been pur-
chased. My First Music Lesson" was
rendered by Miss NJ. Widerburg in a
very entertaining manner. A solo and
chorus, entitled The Poor Old Tramp"
was sung in character by Mr.. S. T.
Peirce with excellent effect. A piece
entitled The Housekeeper's Com
plant" was given by Miss Eta Madison
with her talented operate ability. A
negro solo and chorus, entitled Every
body Has Trouble of His own" was
sung by Mr.. E. II. PIERCE.
Probably the most dramatically effec-
i've musical selection of the entertain
ment was solo and chorus, entitled
The Midnight Fire Alarm" rendered
oy Mrs. E. q. PIERCE and full choir. In
The composition of this piece of music
The author displays remarkable talent
and ability for blending the minor notes
to suit the words of cries and scenes of
distress incidental to a midnight fire
alarm, and the almost perfect manner
n which it was rendered on Satur day
evening had very weird effect on the
of the audience. J.B.
BRIGHAM, Cache Co.. Sept. %, 1887.